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56024

ZIP 56024 is Eagle Lake, Minnesota, in Blue Earth County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Blue Earth
Metro area
Mankato, MN
Population
3,647
Coordinates
44.1436, -93.8389
☼ Live from 56024 — Eagle Lake, MN

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Where 56024 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56024
  • 🔢 Type 56024 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,024 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 47 × 149. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101011011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56023 (Delavan, MN, 27 mi away) and 56025 (Easton, MN, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56024 becomes 42065, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02456, 02465, 02564, 02645, 04256, 04265, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04652 in Lubec, ME, 1,315 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯385 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56024 and you would come out at 44.14°S, 86.16°E — 834 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
  • 📏 At 18.6 square miles of land, 56024 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,647This ZIP3,647
Households1,330This ZIP1,330
Housing units1,373This ZIP1,373
Median age33.2This ZIP33.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$95,357This ZIP$95,357Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$285,600This ZIP$285,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,400This ZIP$1,400Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.3%This ZIP36.3%
Mean commute17.8 minThis ZIP17.8 min
Population density196.5 / sq miThis ZIP196.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees313This ZIP313
Annual payroll$11,141,000This ZIP$11,141,000
Tax returns filed1,710This ZIP1,710
Total adjusted gross income$124,728,000This ZIP$124,728,000

Land area

Land area18.56 sq miThis ZIP18.56 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 56024

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ZIP codes near 56024

ZIPCityDistance
56080 Saint Clair, MN 4.4 mi
56063 Madison Lake, MN 5.0 mi
56001 Mankato, MN 7.0 mi
56048 Janesville, MN 7.1 mi
56028 Elysian, MN 8.3 mi
56002 Mankato, MN 8.5 mi
56050 Kasota, MN 9.6 mi
56078 Pemberton, MN 10.3 mi
56017 Cleveland, MN 11.2 mi
56037 Good Thunder, MN 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56024?

56024 is in Eagle Lake, Minnesota, in Blue Earth County, part of the Mankato, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.1436, -93.8389.

What county is 56024 in?

56024 lies in Blue Earth County.

What area code is 56024?

Eagle Lake uses area code 507, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 56024 in?

56024 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56024?

About 3,647 people live in ZIP code 56024, in 1,330 households, at 196.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 56024?

$95,357 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56024?

The closest are 56080 (4.4 mi), 56063 (5 mi), 56001 (7 mi), 56048 (7.1 mi) and 56028 (8.3 mi).

Is 56024 a PO Box ZIP code?

56024 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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